From Seeds to Success

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In the context of software development, but “seeds” could also be a great mental model for public policy..

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From Seeds to Success

A seed is a generative principle that can advise and inform you in many different contexts. Once you understand the nature of a seed, you can apply that idea in multiple situations. This will help you answer questions and solve problems depending on your unique situations. There are four seeds in the GROWS Method^®:

1. Loops, not Lines A naive approach often follows very linear, predictive thinking. Unfortunately the real world does not work that way. Read more…
2. Organic, not Robotic Systems are not built, they evolve. The evolving, non-linear and learning nature of software and digital work is closer to an organic process… Read more…
3. Intentional, not Accidental Many critical activities are often neglected and left to chance, where they might happen poorly or not at all. Instead, you want to be very intentional. Read more…
4. Actuals, not Proxies Humans naturally filter raw sensory input. You don’t really see everything in front of you, your brain reduces the vast amount of visual information to simplified forms… Read more…

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